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College Level Jazz Theory part 1.

This course covers roughly the first six chapters of "The Jazz Theory Book" by Mark Levine.

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You must be able to play an instrument with some fluency. Basic understanding of piano.

Students must have reasonable facility with an instrument

Description

This is a course by a musician for musicians. Included in this course are: reading assignments, printable "handouts", audio files and lecture videos. Each module contains about one week or more of information.

Below you will see a required and suggested text for this course. I advise you to get both of these texts to get the most out of this course.

This first lesson will not be graded. Use it as a reference for the rest of the course. If you are familiar with the rudiments of music use this lesson as a refresher. If you have no background with the rudiments of music, this lesson is necessary. You will be asked to comment on these principles on a weekly basis.

Go back to it frequently to reinforce the concepts in each of the lessons and discussions we will be covering in this course. Again, you will not be tested on this lesson but you will be required to understand these concepts.

This lecture describes what comprises triads and how they can be altered to be major, minor, diminished and augmented triads.

More About Triads

04:31

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The Major Scale and The Modes

1 Lecture
07:29

Go through Chapter 2.

The ii V I Progression

Vice Leading

The Cycle of Fifths

Other Common Chord Progressions

In this part of the chapter we will explore the ii-V-I chord progression and the modes associated with them. This is the key to what to play when assessing a music chart.

The Dorian, Mixolydian, Ionian Modes and Associated chords

07:29

Take this brief quiz to test your newly acquired knowledge.

The ii-V-I Modes

2 questions

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The modes of the Major Scale and the ii-V-I Progression. Chord/Scale theory

3 Lectures
19:16

Go through Chapter 3.

The Lydian Mode and the Major 7th #4 Chord

Mixolydian Mode and the Sus Chord

Phrygian Mode and the Susb9

Aeolian Mode

Locrian Mode and the Half-Diminished Chord

Mastering the ii-V-I Progression

The modes of the Major Scale.

05:58

Go through Chapter 3.

Chapter Three: Chord/Scale Theory

Why Scales?

Major Scale Harmony

The Ionian Scale and the Major 7thChord

The Doran Scale and the Minor 7th Chord

The Mixolydian Scale and the Dominant 7thChord

“Avoid” Notes

How to play with the Dorian, Mixolydian and Ionian modes.

08:57

This lecture explores how to improvise to the ii -V- I progression. Be sure to download this Quicktime movie play along music file.

Playing with ii-V-I patterns.

04:21

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Chords and Modes in the tune "just Friends".

1 Lecture
11:46

Play with the chord changes to the jazz standard tune, Just Friends.

Chords and Modes in the tune "just Friends"

11:46

Define the modes used in the second ending of "Just Friends".

7 questions

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Melodic Minor Scale Harmony

4 Lectures
31:13

A walk on the minor side. This lecture explores modes from the melodic minor scale.

Melodic Minor Scale Harmony

The Minor-Major Chord

The Sus b9 Chord

The Lydian Augmented Chord

The Lydian Dominant Chord

TheFifthModeoftheMelodicMinorChords

The Half-Diminished Chord

The Altered Dominant Chord

The Interchangeability of Melodic Minor Chords

The Piano is a Color Coded Instrument

The Minor ii-V-i and ii-V Progressions

Characteristic Notes of the Melodic Minor Scale

Melodic Minor Scale Harmony

12:05

More on the minor scale modes.

Minor Scale for alt Dominant Chords

03:45

More on the minor scale modes. We apply a minor scale mode to the tune Chelsea Bridge.

Chelsea Bridge Modes and Chords

03:42

In this lecture we explore the similarity and difference between the phrygian mode from the major scale and the second mode of the minor scale.

Phrygian mode vs. Mode II

11:41

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Slash Chords and Scale Exercises

2 Lectures
15:07

Chapter Five

What are Slash Chords?

Slash Chords and Scales

Slash Cords

03:36

Chapter Six

From Scales to music

Sequences

The Continuous Scale Exercise

Sequences & Continuous Scale Exercises

11:31

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Symmetrical Scales

2 Lectures
08:30

Chapter Three

Diminished Scale Harmony

What's a Diminished Scale?

The Half-Step/Whole-Step Diminished Scale and the V7b9 Chord

The Whole-Step/Half-Step Diminished Scale and the Diminished Chord

Some Practice Tips

Whole-Tone Scale Harmony

Symmetrical Scales

08:30

Download the tune, A Foggy Day by Gershwin and do a chord analysis. Figure out the modes needed to improvise, derived from both the major and melodic minor. Share your findings on the discussion board with others.

Be sure to download the play along audio file to test how well your analysis works and HAVE FUN!

Joseph has been playing guitar professionally for many years, in New York, Montana and Missouri. For 30 years he has been performing, recording, teaching, studying and composing. Learning is a lifelong process.

While at the Aaron Copland School of Music, he studied guitar with William Matthews. He also studied with Edward Smaldone, Henry Wienberg and Bruce Sailor. With Edward Smaldone, a Composition professor who composed his own music compositions via computer, Joseph was introduced to midi composition realizations.

In New York as a performer Joseph can be heard on many recordings. Joseph was a founding member of the Long Island avant garde duet, Inner Landescapes and the experimental music band QUIET featuring Cathedral keyboardist, Tom Doncourt.

He taught guitar at the University of Montana for eight years. He studied with composer Patrick Williams and Digital Tech Guru Dennis Thermond. Joseph has also composed for television, radio, stage productions and small films. He composed the score for "I Am the Longs", the winning feature film at the 2006 PAH-FEST film festival. He also scored and performed a theater production of Anton Checkhov's Three Sisters.

He can also be heard accompanying the grandchildren of Maria Von Trapp on the Von Trapp Children Vol 1, Charlie Russell's MONTANA!, and Off The Wall, The New Jubes & Virtual Orchestra.

In Missouri, he was a regular solo jazz guitar performer at local wineries and ran jam sessions for CMSU music students around town. He has also made several performance appearances on the radio KOKO show “Uncorked". He also studied improv privately with composer, arranger, bandleader, pianist Michael Pagán. At the Conservatory at UMKC he studied classical guitar with Doug Neidt.

In Colorado, Joseph performs with the SLV Big Band. He continued to work with students on jazz performance. He led and continues to lead jam sessions in Alamosa and Monte Vista for students and local jazz enthusiasts. He also directed and arranged tunes for the Adams State Jazz Band and the theater production of "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis De Sade."